Cool Your Chickens With A DIY Swamp Cooler
July 24, 2023Hot days can be stressful to a dangerous degree for chickens, so build an inexpensive DIY swamp cooler for the coop to help your birds chill out.
Hot days can be stressful to a dangerous degree for chickens, so build an inexpensive DIY swamp cooler for the coop to help your birds chill out.
It’s hot out there, and your chickens are surely feeling the heat, but these herbs will help your flock survive the summer with essential nutrients and other benefits.
Retired registered nurse Carol Denney tells us how her adventures at Rocking D Hobby Farm are helping to better the local community.
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A randy rooster will damage a hen’s back feathers with his spurs, but there are a couple things you can do to minimize the natural but unappealing effect.
Can you beat your chicken’s step count? Chicken trackers may soon tell us everything we need to know about our flock’s activity level.
When you have your own chickens, you’re not stuck with grocery-store white eggs. Here are some common layers with a rainbow’s variety of egg colors.
Need a tech helper to manage your flock? These four apps help you track your chickens on everything from egg productivity to feed intake and more!
It’s too common for a chicken’s toe to get injured, and in extreme cases amputation may be required. Though not fun, the task can be done by a keeper following these steps.
In the May/June 2023 issue of Chickens magazine, editors chose the best of the flock from submitted reader photos. Enjoy this gallery of beloved backyard chickens!